I-Congressman McGovern Izenzo Zokuphoqa Inkulumo-mpikiswano YaseNdlu Ngokuhoxiswa Kwebutho Lase-US e-Iraq naseSyria

I-McGovern Ihola Isigaba Sokumisa Izinqumo Ezikabili zeVoti ye-AUMF; Bugxeka ubuholi be-House Republican ngokwehluleka ukwenza isenzo

WASHINGTON, DC – Namuhla, uKhongolose uJim McGovern (D-MA), okleliswe endaweni yesibili kuDemocratic Alliance kwiHouse Rules Committee, ujoyinwe nguReps. Walter Jones (R-NC) kanye noBarbara Lee (D-CA) ekwethuleni i-bipartisan. isinqumo esihambisana kanyekanye ngaphansi kwezinhlinzeko ze-War Powers Resolution, ukuphoqa iNdlu ukuthi ikhulume ngokuthi amasosha ase-US kufanele ahoxe yini e-Iraq naseSyria. Lesi sinqumo singalethwa ivoti ngesonto lika June 22.

UMcGovern ubelokhu izwi eliholayo kuCongress icele ubuholi be-House Republican ukuthi bahloniphe umsebenzi wabo woMthethosisekelo njengabaholi beNdlu ukuletha phansi ivoti lokugunyazwa kokusetshenziswa kwebutho lezempi (AUMF) emkhankasweni waseMelika wokulwa ne-Islamic State e-Iraq, eSyria. , nakwezinye izindawo.

UMcGovern wethule isinqumo esifanayo ku July 2014 kanye nenguqulo ebuyekeziwe yaleso sinqumo eyaphasiswa nayo ukwesekwa okukhulu kwama-bipartisan ngevoti lama-370-40, kodwa ubuholi be-House Republican Leadership bunqabile ukuletha i-AUMF phansi ukuze ivotwe ezinyangeni eziyi-10 selokhu kwaqala impi yase-US - ngisho nangemva kokuba uMongameli Obama ethumele uhlaka lwesicelo se-AUMF ngoFebhuwari.

Umbhalo ogcwele wenkulumo kaKhongolose uMcGovern ungezansi.

Njengoba Kulungiselelwe Ukulethwa:

M. Somlomo, namuhla, kanye nozakwethu u-Walter Jones (R-NC) no-Barbara Lee (D-CA), ngethule u-H. Con. I-Res. 55 ukuze kuphoqwe le Ndlu kanye nale Khongolose ukuthi baxoxisane ngokuthi amasosha ase-US kufanele ahoxe e-Iraq naseSyria. Sethule lesi sinqumo ngaphansi kwezinhlinzeko zesigaba 5(c) seSinqumo Samandla Empi.

Njengoba bonke ozakwethu beNdlu bazi, ngonyaka odlule, uMongameli wagunyaza ukuhlasela kwezindiza ngokumelene ne-Islamic State e-Iraq naseSyria ngo-Agasti 7.th. Izinyanga ezingaphezu kwezingu-10, i-United States ibambene ngezihluthu e-Iraq naseSyria ngaphandle kokuphikisana ngokugunyazwa kwale mpi. NgoFebhuwari 11th kulo nyaka, cishe ezinyangeni ezi-4 ezedlule, uMongameli uthumele kuKhongolose umbhalo wokuGunyazwa Kokusetshenziswa Kwebutho Lezempi - noma i-AUMF - ekulweni ne-Islamic State e-Iraq, eSyria nakwezinye izindawo, nokho iCongress yehlulekile ukwenza lokho ku-AUMF. , noma ilethe enye indawo esitezi seNdlu, nakuba siqhubeka nokugunyaza nokwaba imali edingekayo ekusebenzeni okuqhubekayo kwezempi kulawo mazwe.

Uma sikhuluma iqiniso, Somlomo, akwamukelekile lokhu. Le Ndlu ibonakala ingenankinga ngokuthumela abesilisa nabesifazane bethu abagqoke umfaniswano engozini; kubonakala kungenayo inkinga yokuchitha izigidigidi zamaRandi ukuze izikhali, izinto zokusebenza namandla ezindiza ziqhube lezi zimpi; kodwa ayikwazi nje ukuzithwala ukuthi inyukele phezulu futhi izibophezele ngalezi zimpi.

I-servicemen yethu nabesifazane besifazane banesibindi futhi bazinikele. I-Congress, nokho, iyingane ye-poster yobugwala. Ubuholi bale Ndlu buyakhala futhi bukhononda eceleni, kanti ngaso sonke isikhathi bubalekela imisebenzi yabo yoMthethosisekelo yokuletha i-AUMF phansi kule Ndlu, ikhulume ngayo futhi bayivotele.

Isinqumo sethu, esizoza phambi kwale Ndlu ukuze sicutshungulwe ngezinsuku eziyi-15 zekhalenda, sidinga ukuthi uMongameli ahoxise amasosha ase-US e-Iraq naseSyria zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-30 noma kungakedluli lo nyaka. December 31, 2015. Uma le Ndlu isivuma lesi sinqumo, iCongress izoba nezinyanga eziyisi-6 zokwenza okufanele futhi ilethe i-AUMF phambi kweNdlu neSigele ukuze kube nenkulumo-mpikiswano futhi kwenziwe okuthile. Noma ngabe iCongress idinga ukufeza izibopho zayo futhi igunyaze le mpi, noma ngokuqhubeka kwayo ukunganaki nokunganaki, amasosha ethu kufanele ahoxiswe futhi abuyele ekhaya. Kulula kanjalo.

Ngikhathazeke kakhulu ngenqubomgomo yethu e-Iraq naseSyria. Angikholwa ukuthi kuwumsebenzi ochazwe ngokucacile - onesiqalo, umkhathi nesiphetho - kodwa kunalokho, okunye okufanayo. Angiqiniseki ukuthi ngokwandisa indawo yethu yezempi, sizoqeda ubudlova esifundeni; ukunqoba uMbuso WamaSulumane; noma sibhekane nezimbangela zokungalawuleki. Isimo esiyinkimbinkimbi esidinga impendulo eyinkimbinkimbi futhi enengqondo kakhulu.

Ngikhathazekile futhi ngezitatimende zakamuva zoPhathi mayelana nokuthi sizosebenza isikhathi esingakanani e-Iraq, Syria nakwezinye izindawo silwa ne-Islamic State. Izolo nje, ngoJuni 3rd, uGeneral John Allen, inxusa laseMelika kumfelandawonye oholwa yi-US elwa ne-ISIL, uthe le mpi ingathatha "isizukulwane noma ngaphezulu." Ubekhuluma eDoha, eQatar engqungqutheleni ye-US-Islamic World Forum.

Somlomo, uma sizotshala isizukulwane noma ngaphezulu kwegazi lethu nengcebo yethu kule mpi, akufanele yini uKhongolose okungenani uphikise ukuthi uyayigunyaza noma cha?

Ngokusho kweNational Priorities Project, ezinze eNorthampton, Massachusetts, esifundeni sami seCongress, njalo ngehora abakhokhi bentela base-United States bakhokha u-$3.42 wezigidi ngezinyathelo zempi ngokumelene ne-Islamic State. $3.42 million njalo ngehora, M. Somlomo.

Lokhu kungaphezulu kwamakhulu ezigidigidi zamadola entela asetshenziswa empini yokuqala yase-Iraq. Futhi cishe yonke isenti elilodwa lalesi sikhwama sempi yayibolekiwe imali, yafakwa ekhadini lesikweletu likazwelonke - inqobo nje uma kuthiwa yizimali eziphuthumayo okungadingeki zibalwe ngazo noma zibe ngaphansi komkhawulo wesabelomali njengazo zonke ezinye izimali.

Kungani Somlomo sibonakala sinemali eningi noma sifuna ukuboleka yonke imali edingekayo ukuze siqhube izimpi? Kodwa ngandlela thize, asikaze sibe nayo imali yokutshala ezikoleni zethu, emigwaqweni yethu emikhulu nasezinhlelweni zamanzi, noma izingane zethu, imindeni kanye nemiphakathi? Nsuku zonke le Khongolose iphoqeleka ukuthi yenze izinqumo ezinqala, ezinqala, ezibuhlungu zokuphuca umnotho wethu wasekhaya nezinto ezibalulekile ezidingekayo ukuze ziphumelele. Kodwa ngandlela-thile, kuhlale kunemali yezimpi ezengeziwe.

Hhayi-ke, uma sizoqhubeka nokuchitha izigidigidi empini; futhi uma sizoqhubeka nokutshela amaButho ethu ukuthi silindele ukuthi alwe futhi afele kulezi zimpi; khona-ke kubonakala kimi okuncane esingakwenza wukusukuma sivote ukuze sigunyaze lezi zimpi, noma kufanele siziqede. Sikweleta lokho kubantu baseMelika; lokho sikweleta amabutho ethu nemindeni yawo; futhi sikweleta lokho ngesifungo sesikhundla ngamunye wethu asithatha ukuze sihloniphe uMthethosisekelo wase-United States.

Ngifuna ukucacisa, Somlomo. Ngeke ngisakwazi ukugxeka uMongameli, iPentagon noma uMnyango Wezwe uma kukhulunywa ngokuziphendulela ngale mpi ngokumelene ne-Islamic State e-Iraq naseSyria. Ngingase ngingavumelani nenqubomgomo, kodwa bawenzile umsebenzi wabo. Kuzo zonke izinyathelo zendlela, kusukela ngoJuni 16, 2014, uMongameli wazise iCongress ngezenzo zakhe zokuthumela amasosha ase-US e-Iraq naseSyria futhi enze imisebenzi yezempi ngokumelene ne-Islamic State. Futhi ngoFebhuwari 11th walo nyaka, uthumele iCongress umbhalo owuhlaka we-AUMF.

Cha, Somlomo, noma ngiphikisana nomgomo, i-Administration iwenzile umsebenzi wayo. Igcine i-Congress inolwazi, futhi njengoba imisebenzi yezempi iqhubeka nokudlondlobala, bathumela isicelo se-AUMF kuKhongolose ukuze isebenze.

Yile Khongolose - le Ndlu - eyehlulekile, futhi yehluleka kabuhlungu, ukwenza imisebenzi yayo. Buhlale bukhononda emaceleni, ubuholi bale Ndlu buhlulekile wukuthatha isinyathelo ngonyaka odlule ukugunyaza le mpi, njengoba ibishuba futhi yanda cishe zinyanga zonke. USomlomo uthe kwakungewona umsebenzi wabangu-113th ICongress izothatha isinyathelo, nakuba impi yaqala ngesikhathi sokubusa kwayo. Cha! Cha! Ngandlela-thile kwakuwumthwalo weCongress elandelayo, i-114th UKhongolose.

Phela, abangu-114th ICongress yahlangana ngoJanuwari 6th futhi ayikakenzi nento eyodwa, eyodwa ukugunyaza impi emelene ne-Islamic State e-Iraq naseSyria. USomlomo wagomela ngokuthi uKhongolose ngeke ukwazi ukulwa nempi kuze kube uMongameli athumele i-AUMF kuKhongolose. Hhayi-ke, Somlomo, uMongameli wenze lokho ngoFebhuwari 11th - futhi namanje ubuholi bale Ndlu abenzi lutho ukugunyaza ukusetshenziswa kwamasosha e-Iraq naseSyria. Manje, uSomlomo uthi ufuna uMengameli athumele iCongress enye inguqulo ye-AUMF ngoba akayithandi eyokuqala. Uyadlala?

Hhayi-ke, ngiyaxolisa Somlomo, akusebenzi kanjalo. Uma ubuholi bale Ndlu bungawuthandi umbhalo wokuqala we-AUMF kaMongameli, kusho ukuthi kungumsebenzi weCongress ukwenza enye indlela, kubika ukuthi i-AUMF ebuyekeziwe iphuma eKomidini Lezangaphandle LeNdlu, ilethe phansi eNdlu, futhi aMalunga ale Ndlu aphikisane futhi avotele kuyo. Kusebenza kanjalo. Uma ucabanga ukuthi i-AUMF kaMengameli ibuthaka kakhulu, yenza ibe namandla. Uma ucabanga ukuthi kunwebeka kakhulu, bese ubeka imikhawulo kukho. Futhi uma uphikisana nalezi zimpi, votela ukuletha amasosha ethu ekhaya. Ngamafuphi, yenza umsebenzi wakho. Akusho lutho uma kuwumsebenzi onzima. Yilokho esilapha ukukwenza. Yilokho esibekwe icala ngaphansi koMthethosisekelo ukuthi sikwenze. Futhi yingakho amalungu eCongress ehola iholo kubantu baseMelika isonto ngalinye - ukwenza izinqumo ezinzima, hhayi ukubabalekela. Engikucelayo Somlomo ukuthi uKhongolose wenze umsebenzi wawo. Lowo ngumsebenzi wale Ndlu kanye noweningi eliphethe le Ndlu – ukumane yenze umsebenzi wayo; ukuphatha, M. Somlomo. Kodwa esikhundleni salokho, konke esikufakazayo wukudangala, nokugedla, nokukhononda, nokububula, nokusola abanye, kanye nokubalekela umthwalo wemfanelo okuphelele nokuphelele, ngokuphindaphindiwe futhi kaningi. Kwanele!

Ngakho, ngokunqikaza okukhulu nokukhungatheka, Abameleli uJones, u-Lee kanye nami sethule u-H. Con. I-Res. 55. Ngoba uma le Ndlu ingenaso isisu sokwenza umsebenzi wayo ngokoMthethosisekelo wokuxoxisana nokugunyaza le mpi yakamuva, kufanele silethe amabutho ethu ekhaya. Uma uKhongolose wamagwala ungagoduka ubusuku ngabunye emindenini nakubantu ababathandayo, amasosha ethu anesibindi kufanele athole ilungelo elifanayo.

Ukungenzi lutho kulula. Futhi kuyadabukisa ukuthi, impi isiye yaba lula; lula kakhulu. Kodwa izindleko, ngokwegazi nengcebo, ziphezulu kakhulu.

Nginxusa bonke ozakwethu ukuthi baseseke lesi sinqumo futhi bafune ukuthi ubuholi bale Ndlu bulethe phansi kule Ndlu i-AUMF yokulwa ne-Islamic State e-Iraq naseSyria ngaphambi kokuba iCongress ihlehlise ngoJuni 26.th ye-4th lekhefu likaJulayi.

Ikhongolose idinga ukukhuluma nge-AUMF, M. Somlomo. Idinga nje ukwenza umsebenzi wayo.

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